Lookout plans to co-sponsor Oct. 1 gubernatorial debate in Eugene 

EWEB prefers ‘naturescape’ over paved design around new College Hill water tanks

The space surrounding the new reservoir could feature native plants and pervious paths. An alternate proposal that echoed the hard flat surface of the old reservoir has a number of disadvantages, including a substantially higher price tag, EWEB says.

Connecting Lane County teachers and students to local journalism

Lookout in the Classroom returns to Lane County teachers and students.

Floral Hill housing opponents aren't NIMBYs. We just want to be safe. | Letter to the editor

As her response to neighborhood opposition to her organization’s plan to build a 40-unit publicly financed housing development on Floral Hill Drive, a narrow road a mile and a half from the nearest grocery store and bus stop, DevNW CEO Emily Reiman argues the project is actually less dense than what current code allows, that […]

Field-burning smoke drifts into Eugene, Springfield 

Practice burns from government agencies north of Eugene and Springfield pushed smoke into the southern Willamette Valley cities Thursday, Sept. 10. The practice supports upcoming agricultural burning — also called field burning — which removes straw and roots from grass and seed farms, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.  The department announced on Facebook […]

Reflecting on 9/11, I grieve for both American families and for victims of U.S. foreign policy | Letter to the editor

I am sure that Lookout Eugene-Springfield Executive Editor Dann Miller’s poignant note in today’s Morning Lookout newsletter, and the stories of Lane County residents on 9/11, resonated with many of us, as we once again engage in a national day of mourning for the 2,977 lives lost. As I read the stories, I could not […]